In Barcelona, the Julian Alvarez case is making headlines in the Catalan press. However, the Blaugrana leaders know how to work in absolute secrecy to better surprise the media. No one, for example, saw the arrival of English winger from Newcastle, Anthony Gordon, in exchange for €80 million. A recruit who almost put an end to Marcus Rashford’s hopes of being permanently recruited by the Culés. This morning, the Manchester United player undoubtedly saw his last hopes disappear.
Catalan media Jijantes announces that FC Barcelona is about to recruit Karim Adeyemi! Journalist Gerard Romero assures that the negotiations are advanced and that the Blaugranas have been working on this file for several days with the famous Jorge Mendes, who is the agent of the Borussia Dortmund winger. The amount of the operation was not indicated. A dramatic twist with coach Hansi Flick at the helm.
A new surprise recruit for Barça
Author of 10 goals and 6 assists in 39 matches last season, the German international (11 caps, 1 goal) is not going through the best moment of his career, but Flick let Deco, his sporting director, know that he appreciated the profile of this player who is only 24 years old and who can therefore still be shaped. Like what he did with Gordon, Flick believes that Adeyemi fits perfectly into his concept of play thanks to his speed, his ability to go deep and exploit spaces.
With Adeyemi, the German coach will be served, especially since the BVB resident should not cost a fortune since he only has one year of contract left. For the player, the opportunity to relaunch in a club like Barça is unexpected and he therefore did not take long before accepting the Catalan proposal. For Barça, the Adeyemi track is not new since the Catalans had already looked into his case in 2021, when the native of Munich played in Salzburg.
